GEOLOGIST

Julius von Haast

1822 - 1887

Julius von Haast

Sir Johann Franz Julius von Haast (1 May 1822 – 16 August 1887) was a German-born New Zealand explorer, geologist, and founder of the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Julius von Haast is the 52nd most popular geologist (down from 27th in 2019), the 4,416th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,954th in 2019) and the 9th most popular German Geologist.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, Julius von Haast ranks 52 out of 90. Before him are Alfred Lacroix, Henryk Arctowski, Carl Friedrich Schmidt, Niles Eldredge, Marcel Alexandre Bertrand, and William Nicol. After him are Luigi Palmieri, John Phillips, Gerard De Geer, Paul Niggli, Archibald Geikie, and James Hall.

Most Popular Geologists in Wikipedia

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Alfred Lacroix
1863 - 1948
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 46
Henryk Arctowski
1871 - 1958
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 47
Carl Friedrich Schmidt
1832 - 1908
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 48
Niles Eldredge
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 49
Marcel Alexandre Bertrand
1847 - 1907
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 50
William Nicol
1770 - 1851
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 51
Julius von Haast
1822 - 1887
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 52
Luigi Palmieri
1807 - 1896
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 53
John Phillips
1800 - 1874
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 54
Gerard De Geer
1858 - 1943
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 55
Paul Niggli
1888 - 1953
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 56
Archibald Geikie
1835 - 1924
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 57
James Hall
1811 - 1898
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 58

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1822, Julius von Haast ranks 69. Before him are Nikolay Ilminsky, Ahmed Cevdet Pasha, Wilhelm Bauer, Dmitry Grigorovich, Adolph Strecker, and Janko Kráľ. After him are Peter Michal Bohúň, Thrasyvoulos Zaimis, Apollonie Sabatier, Hannibal Goodwin, Menyhért Lónyay, and Henry James Sumner Maine. Among people deceased in 1887, Julius von Haast ranks 49. Before him are Emma Lazarus, Mohamed Sherif Pasha, Spencer Fullerton Baird, Sarah Yorke Jackson, John Taylor, and Luigi Jacobini. After him are August Spies, E. Marlitt, Fran Levstik, Peder Balke, José Rufino Echenique, and Dorothea Dix.

Others Born in 1822

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Nikolay Ilminsky
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1822 - 1891
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 63
Ahmed Cevdet Pasha
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1895
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 64
Wilhelm Bauer
INVENTOR
1822 - 1875
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 65
Dmitry Grigorovich
WRITER
1822 - 1900
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 66
Adolph Strecker
CHEMIST
1822 - 1871
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 67
Janko Kráľ
WRITER
1822 - 1876
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 68
Julius von Haast
GEOLOGIST
1822 - 1887
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 69
Peter Michal Bohúň
PAINTER
1822 - 1879
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 70
Thrasyvoulos Zaimis
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1880
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 71
Apollonie Sabatier
CELEBRITY
1822 - 1890
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 72
Hannibal Goodwin
INVENTOR
1822 - 1900
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 73
Menyhért Lónyay
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1884
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 74
Henry James Sumner Maine
HISTORIAN
1822 - 1888
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 75

Others Deceased in 1887

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Emma Lazarus
WRITER
1849 - 1887
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 43
Mohamed Sherif Pasha
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1887
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 44
Spencer Fullerton Baird
BIOLOGIST
1823 - 1887
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 45
Sarah Yorke Jackson
COMPANION
1803 - 1887
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 46
John Taylor
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1887
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 47
Luigi Jacobini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1832 - 1887
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 48
Julius von Haast
GEOLOGIST
1822 - 1887
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 49
August Spies
WRITER
1855 - 1887
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 50
E. Marlitt
WRITER
1825 - 1887
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 51
Fran Levstik
WRITER
1831 - 1887
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 52
Peder Balke
PAINTER
1804 - 1887
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 53
José Rufino Echenique
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1887
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 54
Dorothea Dix
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1802 - 1887
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 55

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Julius von Haast ranks 4,418 out of 7,253. Before him are Arthur Jonath (1909), Adolf Urban (1914), Ludwig Bechstein (1801), Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1796), Karl Julius Perleb (1794), and Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt (1885). After him are Heinrich von Gagern (1799), Rüdiger Abramczik (1956), Marianne Cope (1838), Emre Can (1994), Wolfgang Peters (1929), and Peter Fleischmann (1937).

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Arthur Jonath
ATHLETE
1909 - 1963
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 4,412
Adolf Urban
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1943
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 4,413
Ludwig Bechstein
WRITER
1801 - 1860
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 4,414
Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1869
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 4,415
Karl Julius Perleb
BIOLOGIST
1794 - 1845
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 4,416
Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt
PHYSICIAN
1885 - 1964
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 4,417
Julius von Haast
GEOLOGIST
1822 - 1887
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 4,418
Heinrich von Gagern
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1880
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 4,419
Rüdiger Abramczik
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 4,420
Marianne Cope
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1838 - 1918
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 4,421
Emre Can
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 4,422
Wolfgang Peters
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2003
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 4,423
Peter Fleischmann
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - 2021
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 4,424